drum

[dʁʊm]

/[dʁʊm]/ adv

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The verdict

“drum” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,161
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - darum

Corpus desk

Index DE-drum · drum · German

drum · rank #5,161 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,161
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dokument

Nearest frequency peer: Dokument (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „drum“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „drum“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drum vs du
50% similar
drum vs duo
50% similar
drum vs Dur
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drum
PropertyValue
Headworddrum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[dʁʊm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,161
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drum“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).drumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dokument“ (#5,160), „eingeschränkt“ (#5,162), „DIN“ (#5,159). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drum“ bei #5,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around drum (IPA [dʁʊm]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #5,161 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "darum".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for drum, with forms such as "ddrum", "drmu", and "drrum". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "duo", "Dur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is drum, spelled D-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    darum

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how drum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Draußen ist's kalt und nass, drum bleib ich zuhaus.

This word in other languages

therefore(English)aussi(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrum
  • drmu
  • drrum
  • drumm
  • durm
  • rdum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddrum1drmu2drrum1drumm1durm2rdum2
Edit distance from "drum"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drum"?
"drum" is spelled D-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁʊm].
What does "drum" mean?
As an adverb, "drum" means: darum
What words are commonly confused with "drum"?
"drum" is commonly confused with "du", "duo", "Dur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drum" is [dʁʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drum" come from?
"drum" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Boss#5,155fing#5,167Funk#5,170half#5,182

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

bittet6 variantsBeute6 variantsBeinen6 variantswider6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list